300 Sherwood brass??

5mmgunguy

This has nothing to do with Robin Hood...but I just got an old single shot chambered for the 300 Sherwood. Its can't be very powerful. Chamber looks straight walled about I would guess 30 cal...probably black powder but the barrel inside looks good. Ideas on where to get info...bullets...cases....load info.

Rocky Raab

It sounds very much like a British "rook" rifle. Shooting rooks (similar to crows) was a popular pasttime years ago, and many cartridges were developed for that sport alone.

Here's an old thread: http://forums.gunbroker.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=300244

There are many Google hits, as well.

nononsense

5mmgunguy,

The 300 Sherwood was introduced in 1901 by Westley Richards, to compete against the 310 Greener Cartridge. It was primarily use for small game hunting, with a 140 grain projectile moving at 1,400 feet per second, generating 610 foot pounds of energy it is equal to a 357 Magnum.



300 Sherwood
cartridge
by Kynoch
of England.
140 Grain Lead
projectile.


Cases available through:

http://www.buffaloarms.com/browse.cfm/4,102.htm

Best.

Rocky Raab

Followup. My cherished copy of Ken Howell's Designing and Forming Custom Cartridges shows two very similar drawings for the 300 Sherwood, the difference being a slight variation in rim width. The case is straight-sided at .320" in diameter, 1.550" long. There is apparently no other suitable case from which to form them. Also, it apparently uses a bullet a true .300" in diameter, not .308".